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Urban renewal?

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Edith Woodberry in empty lot during her time as president of the Woodward East Project, Inc., The Detroit News, Picture Page, 7/11/1969, p. 20-D.
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Edith Woodberry and Mr. Knighton at "The House" one on a number of properties being remodel for use by the local community by the Woodward East Project Inc. Ward, H. H., Woodward East Project: People’s Group to Launch 7 Houses, Hotel for Poor, Detroit Free Press, Unknown date probably 1969, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University.


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Woodward Renissance Plan, Barnett, J., 37 Design & Environment Projects - First Annual Review, 37 Design & Environment Projects - First Annual Review, Washington DC, 1976, pp. 54-55.



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Architects at three day meeting in support of Woodward East Renaissance, Barnett, J., 37 Design & Environment Projects - First Annual Review, 37 Design & Environment Projects - First Annual Review, Washington DC, 1976, pp. 54-55.



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Woodward Place at Brush Park, Conceptual Site Plan, Crosswinds Communities
[http://www.crosswindsus.com/michigan/detroit_woodward_place/#] (12/19/2008)




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December 2007 picture courtesy of Andy Crause.


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Border of Detroit and Grosse Point Park illustrating the abandonment of the city.
Source: Google Maps [http://earth.google.com/] (11/23/07)

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